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My customer has a 16A commando socket in their garage. The garage is rented out and used as a kiln room. It does have a separate CU in it.

He has asked if the power usage of the commando socket can be monitored. Not just a live reading, but a cumulative reading (as a normal meter would do).

I have found this SU2 16A 1 Way Metered Static Caravan Hook Up Point - https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/1902022-su2-16a-1-way-metered-static-caravan-hook-up-point?gclid=CjwKCAiAxp-ABhALEiwAXm6IyYzo4dfhVXIZRR41k615H5ABmKgjM11H6oO5zkz93j79eeK6AdKXKRoCo9AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

but I cant quite see where the meter part is, or if it keeps on ongoing record of the power useage.

I will suggest to the customer a normal meter put before the whole CU, but he may well be asking for just the commando socket as certain outside lights may be attached to it and therefore shouldn't be paid for by the person renting.

Does anyone know of a product that would work here?
 
Just checking are you protecting a 16 amp socket with a 20 amp mcb . I would use a 20 amp rotary isolator instead of the socket. Other wise you would you would need a 16 amp mcb and rcd protection for the socket outlet
Quite right! I installed it ages ago, it would be a 16A MCB, don't know why I said 20A
 

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